Places Ramshackle Wants to Go

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.